From the Editor: Digital Everything

How many times do you hear about the future of energy, the next generation of power applications or the future utility business model? Like me, you’re probably getting a little tired of it. But something else is changing all around us and you might not be paying attention. It’s the evolution in the way we design, control, operate and maintain energy plants — from those tiny rooftop PV arrays to the largest, most remote, offshore wind farms: everything is going digital.